2016 Annual Review

What once seemed impossible is now a reality: we sold over 227,000go! pads in 2016. Our first full year of sales serves as evidence that women and girlswant go! pads, which is a big hurdle, since 42% of start-up businesses fail because of lack of demand for their products.

You are propelling a new business model for social change that will outlast any attempts to reach basic needs through charity alone. Thanks for taking this journey with us.

SHE Sells Out

Expanding access to pads to women and girls living on less than $2 a day is not an easy target. So how did we sell over 227,000 pads in 2016?

Schools

Our menstrual hygiene teacher trainings formed connections with schools, which now purchase go! pads for their students.

Direct Sales

We reached girls where they are by selling in kiosks and directly to girls at events like Menstrual Hygiene Day.

NGOs

NGOs chose to buy go! pads after getting to know us as leaders in health and education sector working groups.

SHE's Industrial Revolution

The average American family uses 400 gallons of water a day. What percentage of that do we use in our production process?

200%

50%

10%

0%

The correct answer is 0%. Our Phase 1 machinery eliminated several time consuming steps such as washing and drying. The result? Eliminated water usage, a 20% increase in production rates, and drastically reduced electricity usage. When we roll out the next phases of our machinery updates, it will increase our production rates by ten times.